Demographic Analysis of the Navajo Nation Using 2010 Census and 2010 American Community Survey Estimates Completed for: Planning and Development P.O. Box 17779 Window Rock, Arizona 85269 Completed by: Arizona Rural Policy Institute Center for Business Outreach W.A. Franke College of Business Northern Arizona University This report was prepared by the Arizona Rural Policy Institute, Northern Arizona University, partially funded under an award from the Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. The statements, findings, conclusions, and recommendations are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Economic Development Administration or the U.S. Department of Commerce. The Arizona Rural Policy Institute also receives support from the City of Flagstaff, Coconino County, and the Office of the President, Northern Arizona University 2 Table of Contents Table of Contents ............................................................................................................................ 1 List of Tables ................................................................................................................................... 3 List of Figures .................................................................................................................................. 4 Navajo Nation .................................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined. Demographic Analysis ..................................................................................................................... 5 Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 5 Population ....................................................................................................................................... 6 Gender ............................................................................................................................................ 7 Age .................................................................................................................................................. 7 Median Age ................................................................................................................................... 14 Race ............................................................................................................................................... 17 Ethnicity ........................................................................................................................................ 18 Households ................................................................................................................................... 19 Children Under 18 Years Age Living with Grandparent ................................................................ 26 Presence of Multigenerational Households ................................................................................. 28 Household Income ........................................................................................................................ 29 Supplemental Income ................................................................................................................... 31 Other Income ................................................................................................................................ 33 Poverty .......................................................................................................................................... 34 Children in Poverty........................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. Households in Poverty .................................................................................................................. 36 Households Receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) . Error! Bookmark not defined. Fertility .......................................................................................................................................... 38 APPENDIX A:THE NAVAJO NATION CENUS 2010 .......................................................................... 40 Table 1: Total Population and Trends .............................................. Error! Bookmark not defined. Table 2. Age ...................................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. Males Age 17 and Under .................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined. Females Age 17 and Under .............................................................. Error! 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Housing occupancy and tenure ........................................ Error! Bookmark not defined. 1 APPENDIX B:THE NAVAJO NATION ACS 2010, 5-YEAR ESTIMATES .............................................. 54 Table 12: Household income and benefits (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) ... Error! Bookmark not defined. Table 13: Family income and benefits (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) ... Error! Bookmark not defined. Table 14: Other income measures (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) ......... Error! Bookmark not defined. Table 15: Poverty status over the last 12 months - households within poverty rates ............ Error! Bookmark not defined. Table 16: Poverty status over the last 12 months ........................... Error! Bookmark not defined. Table 17: Poverty status over the last 12 months - children in poverty ........ Error! Bookmark not defined. Table 18: Poverty status over the last 12 months - households within poverty rates ............ Error! Bookmark not defined. Table 19: Poverty status over the last 12 months - households receiving SNAP support ...... Error! Bookmark not defined. Table 20: Employment status .......................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. Table 21: Workforce status .............................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined. Table 22: Workers by industry ......................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. Table 23: Class of worker ................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined. Table 24: Marital status ................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. Table 25: Fertility universe women 15 to 50 who gave birth in the past 12 months ............. Error! Bookmark not defined. Table 26: School enrollment ............................................................ Error! Bookmark not defined. Table 27: Educational attainment population 25 years and older .. Error! Bookmark not defined. Table 28: Veteran status .................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined. Table 29: Residence 1 year ago ....................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. Table 30: Language spoken at home ............................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. APPENDIX C:THE NAVAJO NATION ACS MARGIN OF ERROR ESTIMATES ..................................... 54 ACS Margin of Error Estimates ...................................................................................................... 55 Understanding margin of error ..................................................................................................... 55 Table 31: Navajo Nation margin of error estimates ........................ Error! Bookmark not defined. 2 List of Tables Table 1. Total Population & Trends ................................................................................................ 6 Table 2. Gender Ratios .................................................................................................................... 7 Table 3. Age Groups by 5 Year Cohorts .......................................................................................... 8 Table 4. Single year age by gender for those under 18 years of age ............................................ 13 Table 5. Demographic Profile Navajo Nation, Census 2010 ......................................................... 15 Table 5. Demographic Profile Navajo Nation…continued ............................................................ 16 Table 6. Race ................................................................................................................................. 17 Table 7. Ethnicity ........................................................................................................................... 18